This is the moment in the game that I went from being intrigued to realizing this game was going to be something truly special. One of the best games I've ever played hands down.
No doubt, i never thougt that a pc game will affect me so much, so realistic, so fictional, a deep vortex that suck you into an abyss of a neverending dark world illusions and mental attacks on your mind, just like playing in a nightmare.
An absolute masterpiece which doesn't come around too often. The game is not perfect from a design perspective, but so much work, care, talent and art has been put into it that you overlook all of its imperfections. I'm so happy I got to experience this story and this game, I am so excited for what Remedy have planned for the future.
You guys have no idea how hard this track hit me, It’s exactly how I felt during several years battling an addiction to opiates. I have been clean now since 2018 but I’ve lived most of the last 5yrs reflecting on the nightmare I went through, being afraid of falling back down into it, all while struggling to get back to sanity and normalcy. I should be dead at least 9 times by now through the overdoses, car accidents and health issues I’ve experienced, but even at my lowest and darkest moment half awake with mouth agape in a opium coma with a needle still sticking out of my arm……I DID make a promise to myself that I was going to make it out alive. From that point on, I began to mentally construct a version of myself that existed in the future - a me who was alive, SAFE and away from the sources of drug abuse and self destruction. It is eerily similar to Alan Wake being trapped in the “Dark Place” trying to “write” himself out of it and back into the safe and familiar world he once knew……..it was me crafting a different ME just like building a story and character in a book, and within my mind and imagination I kept building onto this vision for months and months, then years. I tucked the story away into the last safe corner of my mind and grasped onto it as my ONLY hope. Hearing this song the first time the other day was very emotional for me because it triggered those memories and feelings I had, but it also made me realize how much have changed and how far I’ve come and I CAN honestly now say in 2023 the nightmare IS finally over and I DO feel like I have become the version of myself I envisioned when I was nearly dying. I finally feel alive again and I have been imbued with a stronger and deeper sense of clarity and have gained a true and genuine appreciation for life and everyone else who is alive and forging through any hardships or battles within their lives. So thank you to the people who made this game and this song possible cause it pumps me up and it’s just the fuckin JAM! Don’t ever give up on your life, because even at the lowest and darkest times that may seem like death is inevitable and imminent, as long as you’re still breathing and your heart is still beating, it means there IS hope and a way out WILL come if you WILL it to be.
Goddamn, man. I salute you for your recovery. I'm honestly choked up reading all that. I wish you all the best, and may your trajectory lead you ever upward and further away from those dark times in your life. I'm happy for and proud of you. Rock the fuck on.
@@jeffnussbaum716 hey man, thank you for taking the time to care. Even though I made it out, it kills me to know there are still SO many people still where I was, and more falling into it each and every day. I’m doing whatever I can by sharing my story wherever and with whomever will listen - so it means the world to me if it’s even one person! Take care and thank you for being on the right side of history 👍🏽
@@redwolf705 hey man no harm! I totally get it 😂 I wouldn't read it either if I hadn't typed it -TLDR - my past struggles with addiction were exactly like Alan Wake trapped in the Dark Place - the game and it's soundtrack connected with me on a deep level. 👍 Cheers!
This track broke me into tears when i first heard it. Like you could feel yourself in Alan's shoes. I mean how many games out there engage you so much. A True masterpiece. Im surprised it didnt win game of the yaer award.
YEEEES!!! absolutely balled when alan got out of the dark place temporarily and I heard this ❤️ this game was a true masterpiece. NO ONE was safe this time around 😭❤️😭❤️
this soundtrack hit me hard after i finished the chapter...it blended perfectly with the story...alan being out of the loop in that moment after all he's been through....no comment...just congratulations to the devs for such an amazing game..i am playing a chapter a day because i don't want it to end...been a while since i've been drawn to a game in this way :)..
I played Alan wake for the first time when I was 14 and beat the game. All this time for 13 years I asked in my mind for a part 2. When I finally knew it would come on PS5 I bought my self one and pre order Alan wake 2. And im telling you guys, I got so happy at the end of chapter 2 when Alan came out of the Dark place and this song really emphasize on his struggle, 13 long years inside the the dark presence, and I hoping I could help him again, at the same time this songs feels that is dedicated to the players. I know its only a video game, but only the fact that remedy did the first game rated T for teens and the second M for Mature, makes me think that they really thought about their fans when they developed part 2 . This game is a masterpiece, they did not disappoint me one bit .
🥹🤘🏻Oh, I died like a million times, through the waves I break The nightmares finally over now I’m wide awake ❤️❤️❤️❤️ This song made me emotional because it’s coming from Alan Wake, himself not only that it made me remember never give up on life thank you for this beautiful song 🥹
In the dark Miles apart Made a promise that I'm coming out alive Raging heart Went too far I will never lose myself again, oh I I was calling you Did you hear me? I lost my way I lost my way I was trapped in a thousand nights with no escape Nightmares taking me over And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake Oh I died like a million times through the waves I break The nightmare's finally over And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake Blinding lights Burning eyes I can see myself and I don't need to hide My foolish pride Paid the price I will never leave again I'm by your side I was calling you Did you hear me? I lost my way I lost my way I was trapped in a thousand nights with no escape Nightmares taking me over And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake Oh I died like a million times through the waves I break The nightmare's finally over And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake Oh I died like a million times through the waves I break The nightmare's finally over And now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake
Finally switching to Alan's part of the story: *I was trapped in a thousand nights, with no escape* *Nightmares taking me over* *Yeah now I'm ALAN WAKE*
The best moment and song that connected the return of alan wake to the players. I was the most perfect transition I have ever seen in a game (28 years gaming) and as many said, after the cutscene we see prior to this song to get hit with this song makes me wanna play this game again just to see that. Great job to the remedy team, they truly put the effort to captivate, whether it be through narrative, or music. This is what true games should feel like.
"died a million times" describes my playthroughs of Alan Wake's complete story! Thank you for acknowledging the gamers pain through the literal battles. Love this song, together with Poet and the Muse from the first game, they really hit home.
@@solitary-sun the way rockstar make changes in their every single game, it's not right to say they don't have creativity, like rdr franchise, and every other game, everytime there is a new thing to find, and even after all the innovation they add it all just works, but studious like Bethesda and ubisoft tend to make their games more broken even without any creativity or innovation each year
@@sayankakalita7827 I'm saying that Rockstar follow the money like almost every studio yes. They wouldn't implement a creative idea without being pretty sure it's going to make them money. Their last creative idea was LA Noir, it was a flop but it was unique and interesting. Reminds me a little of AW2 actually
This track hit me so hard. It was when my fiancee left when I heard this song, I was literally living in a living nightmare back then, and Alan Wake 2 was like the only thing that can sense my struggle. GOTY 2023 for me.
First time i felt what it means to play Alan Wake just yesterday when ended this second chapter... now i realize how deep and and invested this game... can't get that song out of my head, a truelly unique masterpiece.
I dont care if somebody say this is alan walkerish,, Im crying hearing this seriously,, just hoping i can made my way out from thousand traps of trouble in my life for the decades
This is a great song, don't get me wrong. But i feel like they missed an opportunity for when they say "I am wide awake" It's echoed by "I am Alan Wake" just a thought. Still a great song.
I like this song because it's part of Alan's story. I like Alan Wake's story in the game. Rewriting reality, murder scenes... pretty cool storytelling mechanics. I really don't like Saga's part. Sorry. Tried to enjoy it, but couldn't. Ended up looking for nursery rhymes and lunchboxes, but didn't care about the character at all. And Mind Palace was boring.
